Congratulations to Bantam Champion B2-Ocean Shore Ace Hardware, coached by Kevin Lansing (and Jerry Martuscelli) for its 6-4 victory over B3-HMB Lions Club in the make-up/continued/prolonged/epic title game held on Monday. Exciting game; good finish to a fun season.

Two special upcoming events:
1. SAVE THE DATE: NCHL Potluck Picnic & Open Skate, Saturday, Aug. 27, 1:00-4:00pm (or until we run out of food or skaters)
Come celebrate the end of a great NCHL hockey season with a potluck picnic and open skate for all ages! We’ll raffle off some great prizes! All NCHL skaters and families welcome.• The NCHL will supply the hotdogs and lemonade! Bring a dish to share! • Register your skater for Fall Hockey.

• Feel free to arrive early. Join the Adult Pickup Puck from 10:00-noon, and stay through the BBQ/Picnic.

2. Your player is invited to play in a free “Sharks & Parks Street Hockey Tournament” at the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Saturday, Sept. 24 (roughly 8am-3pm). The SJ Sharks host the yearly tourney and, an added bonus, the NCHL will also receive an allotment of tickets for the Sharks preseason game that night. (No promises on tickets, though.)

There are three age brackets:

6-9 year-olds

10-12 year-olds

13-15 year-olds

Please email or call me at 244-4635 by Wednesday, Aug. 31, if you’re interested in playing. It’s street hockey (no roller blades) and the only thing you need to bring is a stick (they’ll supply the goalie gear). It’s free; free parking, too. Times may change (in the past they’ve moved back the start to mid-morning).

We should try to enter a team in EACH division to thank the Sharks for providing all the gear year after year! Let me know immediately if you want to attend, as we need 8 kids minimum per team (maximum of 17). Hope to see you at both fun events!